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Showing 11111120 of 2822 articles for Art. 22 avr. 1980

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

…ecember 1990 provided that they are incorporated into production facilities existing on 31 December 1980. Structures meeting the criteria defined in the first paragraph and completed before 1 January…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B nonies

…tween the rates of each member commune and the average rate are reduced by one fifth each year from 1980.The deliberative councils may also decide to institute, by unanimous decision of the municipal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-45

Deliberations made by meetings in breach of the provisions of articles L. 22-10-31, L. 22-10-32 and L. 22-10-33 are null and void.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-217

Articles L. 225-206 to L. 225-216 and L. 22-10-62, L. 22-10-64 and L. 22-10-65 are applicable to investment certificates.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article L22-10-55

The reports and formalities referred to in articles L. 22-10-52, L. 22-10-53 and in the second paragraph of article L. 22-10-54 may give rise to an injunction in accordance with the procedures defined…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article R226-1

Insofar as they are compatible with the specific provisions set out in articles L. 226-1 to L. 226-14 and L. 22-10-74 to L. 22-10-78, the rules laid down in this Book relating to sociétés en commandit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-57

…giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 225-185 is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 22-10-8, L. 22-10-26…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status.

Article D5211-5-2

The provisions of articles D. 2123-22-4 to D. 2123-22-7 are applicable to urban communities, agglomeration communities, and communities of communes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-78

…dmitted to trading on a regulated market, the corporate governance report referred to in Article L. 226-10-1 includes the information, where applicable adapted for sociétés en commandite par actions,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-3

…ration has effect in respect of children under the age of eighteen under the conditions of articles 22-1and 22-2 of this title.

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